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New Moments


The past is written

but doesn’t define

Its history a vault 

in yesterday’s mine

 

Tomorrow’s impostor

the thief of today

Stealing new moments

— deception in play

 

(Dreamsleep: November, 2025)

 

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Kurt Philip Behm

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PersonalThemeAbstract

Abstract philosophical reflection on time; somewhat personal awareness underlying.

SparseMeasureDense

Dense layered ideas: past, present, future, deception compressed into few lines.

DarkSentimentBright

Predominantly negative (theft, deception) tempered by philosophical acceptance.

StillEnergyExplosive

Moderate intensity; active verbs (stealing, deception) but reflective tone.

MicroLengthEpic

Micro poem: approximately 5-6 substantive lines.

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Rich metaphors: vault, impostor, thief; personification of time and deception.

LyricVoiceDramatic

Pure lyric internal voice; meditative first-person consciousness without narrative shift.

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